Thomas: The chance Obama missed, he really had a chance, alot of people saying ok, you're gonna change government, he was not fundamentally honest, what caught him up, I think, was his dishonesty, he didn't level with the American people...In none of those cases did he level with the American people about the true options, and Americans, even those who are not politically engaged smelled dishonesty and a rat"

This is how fast things can change, Evan Thomas in June said Obama was like "God" after the Cairo speech on Hardball